Like many partners or senior managers do you find the recruitment process in your firm a lottery?

What’s clear is, for your firm’s success, it’s critical every person is right for their job.

So how can you ensure you’re hiring the right person for the right job?

Do you use a specific recruitment process when faced with having to recruit someone?

If you treat recruiting someone as just another business hassle, it’s unlikely you’ll hire the right person. Instead you must be committed to a more strategic approach in order to hire the best people more often.

Of course, there are different levels of personnel, you need to vary your approach depending on who you want to recruit…

…a checkout person will demand a different approach to a sales manager; however, if you use a proven 6-step process throughout, your chances of getting it right first time will greatly improve.

Yes, it takes time and energy to go through the whole process thoroughly, however it’s worth it, don’t you think, if it means that you are less likely need to recruit for the same job again?

Here is the fail-safe 6-step recruitment process:

• Prepare well
• Be scientific
• Interview 1
• Telephone Call
• Interview 2
• Finish well